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 Daily Dime: Hawks take cue from "The Greatest" in beating Boston - NBA
ATLANTA -- Comparing it to "The Rumble in the Jungle" would be laughable. But with Muhammad Ali as part of their motivation Saturday night, the underdog Atlanta Hawks knocked the heralded Boston Celtics to the floor for the first time in these playoffs. Playoff Schedule At Saturday morning's shootaround, Al Horford played a highlight DVD of Ali's "Rumble in the Jungle" upset victory over ... [link]

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Published 4/27/2008 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
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Published 4/27/2008 at CelticsBlog
... Game is lost, control isn't Bobcats' move fires up Rivers Familiar tune for team Pistons are swinging away Various posts on Globe Celtics blog Celtics.com Photo gallery game 3 CelticsBlog Breathing deep after frustrating loss Young Hawks show grit, immaturity LOY's Place Comments from the other side - Hawks game 3 Hawks soar past Celtics 102-93 Celtics 17 Hawks wake up the Celtics 102-93 ESPN Hawks draw inspiration from the greatest Smith's 27 helps Hawks to game 3 win Celtics 24/7 ...


Published 4/27/2008 by FLCeltsFan at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
... are swinging away Various posts on Globe Celtics blog Celtics.com Photo gallery game 3 CelticsBlog Breathing deep after frustrating loss Young Hawks show grit, immaturity LOY's Place Comments from the other side - Hawks game 3 Hawks soar past Celtics 102-93 Celtics 17 Hawks wake up the Celtics 102-93 ESPN Hawks draw inspiration from the greatest Smith's 27 helps Hawks to game 3 win ...

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